Carpet sweeper



Dec. 14 1 926.

R. W. KENYON CARPET SWEEPER Filed Dec. 25, 1924 Patented Dec. 14, 1926.

RICHARD WALTON KENYON, OF ACCRINGTON, ENGLAND.

CARPET Application filed December 23, 1924, Serial No.

This invention relates to a clearer to prevent hairs, threads or other ravelling materials rroln winding or wrapping round the necks of the brush of carpet sweepers.

The object of this invention is to construct such a clearer as will be maintained in position without attachment to the sweepor case and will. be carried into and out of position with the brush or will permit the brnsh to be removed without displacing it.

According to the invention the clearer is made of looped or U shape partly to on close or encircle the neck of the brush with elongated members to abut against the edges of the brush slot in the end of the case, the edges being serrated in such a way as to catch or intercept any hairs or threads that may be carried round and tend to wind on the brush neck or stock adjacent thereto.

The invention will be fully described with reterence to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. l is a sectional elevation of carpet sweeper case and brush showing the invention applied to the brush.

2 is a side elevation of neck at one end of brush (enlar ed).

Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the brush neck.

Fig. i is a transverse section through the 30 brush showing a modification.

F 5 is a transverse section showing another modification.

Figs. 6, 7 and S are extended blanks of the clearer showing different shapes.

The sweeper case A and brush B are of any ordinary or well known construction, the brush being formed with a neck 6 and the case with a slot 64 to permit or" the insertion of the brush.

The clearer D is made from a strip of thin metal preferably made of spring or tempered steel-bent to shape to enclose or partly encircle or to fit or spring round the neck 7) of the brush B with one or two SWEET-EB.

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elongated members (Z to fit against the sides of the brush slot (4 in the case A. At one or both edges it is serrated or notched or projecting pieces may be stamped therefrom. The notches, serrations or projections (Z may be of any shape that will catch or inter cept threads or hairs adhering to and carried round by the brush B. At the bend the serrations 5Z may be so turned or bent as to lie against the shoulder and collar of the brush or against the neck, and gaps (Z may be cut into the side with serrations cut in the edge; other serrations or gaps may be cut to form projections 03 of T or other suitable shape which will extend over the shoulder of the neck at one side close to the bristles but not to enter the bristles.

The clearer D may be in two parts hinged or jointed together as in Fig. 5 to fit around the brush neck each part being of suitable contour and notched or serrated at intervals as above described.

The projections formed by the serrations will catch and collect hairs, threads or the like carried round by the brush from which they can afterwards be easily cut or removed when the brnsh is taken from the case.

What I claim as my invention and desire to protect by Letters Patent is I In a carpet sweeper having a casing, a brush rotatably mounted therein. said casing being formed with slots extending upwardly from the lower edges 01" the endsof the casing to accommodate the necks of said brush and Ushaped clearers of thin metal inserted in the brush slots to partially encircle the necks of the brush. provided with elongated members to abut against the lower edges of the brush slots, said clearers being serrated along their edges.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

RICHARD lVALTON KEJYON. 

